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Jessica Simpson’s taken some heavy knocks in the media since photographs of her in those “mom jeans” were released. In a recent interview with Oprah Winfrey, Jessica revealed that she was actually a size 4 in those jeans! Because of the unfair criticism she’s received about her weight, Jessica and best friends Ken Paves and CaCee Cob are travelling the world and documenting the lengths women go to all in the name of beauty on the VH1 show The Price of Beauty. [Read more →]

Singer and reality star Jessica Simpson has been a tabloid target for years. Be it too skinny, too fat, too chubby or too perky she’s been accused of everything. The 29-year-old is on the cover of Allure magazine, she’s svelte and feeling good about herself. But it’s not just her great shape that has her happy, it’s her peace of mind now that she’s learned to ignore the media and tabloids. During the interview with Allure she sarcastically said, [Read more →]

After months and months of waiting we’ve finally got a date for Jessica Simpson’s talked up reality show, The Price of Beauty. Mark your calendars for March 15th to see Jessica and VH1 travel to Thailand, France, Brazil, Uganda, Morocco and India to report on the different beauty ideals around the world. Jessica, who has always been scrutinized for her weight, her breasts, her hair, and everything else imaginable but since she’s done this reality show she’s a changed woman. She said, [Read more →]

As Jessica Simpson travels around the globe to film her reality show, The Price of Beauty, it seems that she is learning to handle the criticism and media blows when it comes to her beauty and her body.  Her father Joe Simpson recently told Us Magazine that filming the new show has been good for Jessica because since she is always under scrutiny it is good for her to see how other parts of the world view beauty.  For example, while visiting in Uganada the beauty ambassador there knew about Jessica’s struggles with the media and the two talked about how beauty comes from within, it’s not what is on the outside.  Joe explained,

“In Uganda, we sat in a fattening hut because, in Uganda … fat is beautiful.  So the bigger you are, the more beautiful you are. She was with a girl who had been in a hut preparing for her wedding for two months and 25 days on a 5,000 calorie-a-day diet.”

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Jessica Simpson is looking rather foxy on the cover of the September issue of Glamour Magazine.  Regardless of weight gain and weight loss rumors it is evident that overall Jessica is a healthy woman and she’s just like the rest of us when it comes to diet and exercise.  In the magazine she talks about her fluctuating weight and that it has been an issue since she was a child.  She said,

“When I was young, I would look at magazines and feel a lot of pressure,” says the singer, 29. “As a child of 12, I would write things in my journal like, ‘I’m lying here and all I can think about is that my stomach is hanging over my underwear.’ “

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You can’t slow down a single gal.  Jessica Simpson is not going to allow the media to discuss her love life, her emotions and her body weight without putting up a fight.  Even though it’s just been a couple of weeks since her big break up she has been spotted numerous times in training, and now she has even graced the cover of OK! Magazine while working up a sweat.  One of Jessica’s friends told the tabloid that after she split with Tony Romo she said she wanted to get her old body back and she proceeded to the kitchen to  clean out the refrigerator.

“She went into her kitchen, got a trash bag and started to clear it out.”

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Most girls head straight to the freezer for a carton of ice cream after a big breakup, but not Jessica Simpson, she’s heading to the gym.  Over the past year as Jessica was sporting a fuller figure many were speculating that it was because she was enjoying herself with her then boyfriend, Tony Romo.  It’s not uncommon for two lovebirds to pack on the pounds as they snuggle on the sofa eating pizza over the weekend instead of out dancing with friends.  But now that Jessica and Tony are officially split a source has revealed that it was Tony’s breakup threats that caused Jessica to eat. [Read more →]

2009 has been a tough year for Jessica Simpson, she has endured bullying by the tabloids because of some unflattering high-waisted jeans that made her look a bit chubby and Eminem made fun of her figure on his latest video. But with Jessica’s ups and downs she has reportedly decided to take matters into her own hands as she has been visiting some TV networks to pitch a reality show about society’s scrutiny over women’s bodies.  One source said that the program would be called, The Price Of Beauty:

“She and a friend set off on a road trip around the world in search of what people find beautiful and why,” the source continues saying that Jessica will even try, “shocking things that women do to make themselves beautiful. Picture Fear Factor.”

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Grammy award winning rapper, Eminem, is notorious for speaking his mind through his often controversial lyrics and his latest video, We Made You, is no exception.  In the video a very heavyset  Jessica Simpson look-alike wearing Daisy Duke jean shorts stuffs her face with hamburgers and dances around with a Tony Romo look-alike.  Eminem told the Detroit Metro Times that he was at first hesitant to put the scene in the video.  He explained

“Tony Romo is one of my favorite quarterbacks. So I felt kinda conflicted doing the Jessica thing.”

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Jessica Simpson has been getting back into shape with her long time trainer, Mike Alexander.  She hasn’t been necessarily out of shape, but she is obviously a little thicker than before.  As we all well know, she was incredibly scrutinized a couple of months ago while she was on tour and was sporting a much fuller figure.  During that time period her trainer told Fox News that Jessica wasn’t worried about it, even though many tabloids blew it out of proportion saying she was depressed or having romance problems.  Mr. Alexander explained,

“The whole thing wasn’t as traumatic for Jessica as everyone made it out to be,” he said. “She’s a confident and naturally beautiful girl who works hard.”

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